We Move Together

We Move Together tells the stories of the ways people work together to make it easier for all of us to move around together. The illustrations and the text are inclusive and optimistic and hopeful.

“Making something accessible is a loving way of making sure we all belong.”

A Canadian picture book about movement and accessibility. I learned about the StopGap Community Ramp project and Carmen Papalia's artistry in the notes at the back, and I really liked the block quote at the beginning.

If I'm being honest, the words before and after the book resonated most with me. Though colorful, inclusive, and full of lots of great tidbits and details. I wanted more narrative focus in the text itself. It felt a little scattered, which made it harder for me to grasp a central message or theme.

I think trying to merge physical movements with political movements is ambitious and interesting, but did not quite land for me. It might be a me issue, though! Still a lovely and important book.